Review originally posted 8/23/2017 by Mandi. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1)Released: August 22, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different – like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can’t resist a sparkle. And while Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted July 25, 2016 by Kini. The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes (Time Served #3)Publication Date: July 25, 2016Contemporary RomanceCarina Press Blurb: I was born a fighter. You had to be, to survive in Camden. Lucky for me, I loved it. The thrill, the pain, the glory. Until one night things went too far and I almost lost my ticket out. So I swore off fighting. Never again. No matter how much I wanted it. I went to college. Got a degree. A job on Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen
Review originally posted July 29, 2016 by May. A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen (A Season for Scandal #2)Historical RomanceReleased: Jully 26, 2016Forever “I mix up my words,” he said suddenly. There. He was honest about that. Her flapping stopped, and she peered at him, a faint crease in her forehead. “So?” “So?” he repeated. She turned her palms up. “So?” Noah wasn’t sure what to say. Absent were the pity and the suspicion and the distaste he usually Continue Reading
Retro Review: Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
Review originally posted July 21, 2016 by Tori. Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly HarperSeries: Half Moon Hollow, #5Paranormal RomanceJuly 26, 2016Pocket Books Favorite Quote: If there’s a lesson you can take from vampires, it’s “take what resources you can, when you can, even if it’s in a less than ethical manner.” We call this “survival of the sneakiest.” The fifth installment in Molly Harper’s silly, sexy, and adorably addictive Half Moon Hollow series will leave Continue Reading
Retro Review: One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso
Review originally posted July 18, 2016 by Mandi. One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso (Black Ops: Automatik #2)Released: July 18, 2016Romantic SuspenseCarina Press Favorite Quote: He moved down her body like a thundercloud, full of electric power and silent strength. Ben and Mary both work for the Black Ops company, Automatik, and their latest assignment is to travel to a town called Morris Flats, suspected of being the center of a gunrunning ring. Ben and Mary know each Continue Reading
Retro Review: Famous by Jenny Holiday
Review originally posted July 13, 2017 by Kini. FamousPublication Date: July 11, 2017Contemporary RomanceSelf-Published Everyone knows her face. He knows her heart. Emerson Quinn is famous. Girls want to be her. Boys want to date her. Each record outsells the last. All that remains is to continue transitioning her brand from its teenage fan base to a more mature, diverse audience. So she’s under strict orders to play nice with her army of assigned co-songwriters and to Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes
Originally reviewed June 29, 2017\ by Tori. A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie BarnesSeries: Diamonds in the Rough, #1Historical RomanceJune 27, 2017Avon Favorite Quote: “I simply cannot imagine choosing a life without you in it.” Raphe Matthews and his two sisters, Amelia and Juliette, were forced into poverty when their father committed suicide and their mother disappeared. Raphe is ‘helped’ out by the local crime boss and ends up bare knuckle boxing to repay him. When Continue Reading
Retro Review: Forevermore by Kristen Callihan
Review originally posted June 27, 2016, by Tori. Forevermore by Kristen CallihanSeries: Darkest London, #7Historical Paranormal RomanceJune 26, 2016Piatkus Books Favorite Quote: Keep me. Be mine. Make me yours. Layla Starling, toast of the London stage, has come home to rest. She is tired of the endless singing engagements and constant traveling. When her guardian informs her that it is time for her to marry and that her long time crush and childhood friend, St. Continue Reading
Retro Review: Lost Without You by M. O’Keefe
Review originally posted on June 19, 2017 by Tori. Lost Without You by M. O’KeefeSeries: The Debt, #2Romance SuspenseJune 19, 2017Self Published Favorite Quote: “It’s time to pay your debt.” Lost Without You picks up seven years after the events in the prequel, The Debt. If you haven’t read The Debt, no worries, it makes up the first half of this story. Fans who did read it will remember that Tommy did everything he could to keep his friends safe at Continue Reading
Retro One Night Wife by Ainslie Paton
Review originally posted June 22, 2018 by Kini. One Night Wife by Ainslie PatonContemporary RomanceMay 17, 2018Entangled Favorite Quote: “Are you scared I’m going to bolt?” “I’m scared you’re going to eclipse the sun.” Cal Sherwood, you keep saying things like that, you are so getting kissed. I loved pretty much everything about this book. The premise is a fake relationship between a con-man hero and a heroine that wants to raise money for the non-profit she just Continue Reading